Exhibition design and fit out

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT)

Published: May 22, 2026

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Source: Public Contracts Scotland

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About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the culture and heritage sector, with a focus on Buildings and Broadcasting. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 180,000. Proposals must be submitted before June 22, 2026.

Published through Public Contracts Scotland, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the culture and heritage sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

Design, fabrication and installation of exhibition interpretation including audio visual displays for a public exhibition.

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust is seeking designers to oversee the interpretation design (including audio-visual elements), fabrication and fit-out of a pilot exhibition to take place in a series of former offices and meeting rooms in the old Leith Custom House in Edinburgh, marking the 900th anniversary of the first written reference to Leith in 1128.
The exhibition will engage the public as plans develop for the full restoration of Custom House, and its full transformation into a museum celebrating the historic port of Leith; this future museum is envisaged as utilising a collection of digital media to tell Leith’s story, rather than a large collection of physical objects. The pilot exhibition will serve as a bridge to help people connect with this concept and see its potential as a means of infinite storytelling.
Opening in spring 2027 and running until the end of 2028, the exhibition will highlight a wide range of stories spanning the centuries, in an accessible, light-touch way. It will have very few historic objects, and instead use historic images, scans, oral histories, film, and music to highlight Leith's history; it will utiise traditional interpretation (graphics, set dressing, etc.) but crucially, make use of digital interpretation to show the potential of a full museum which will ultimately lead with a digital rather than a physical collection, creating an immersive, innovative experience.
We are seeking a design team excited by the potential of this project, and who can turn the limitations (time, spaces, etc.) into creative solutions.

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About Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT)

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has issued 7 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 7 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Culture, Heritage & Tourism and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via Public Contracts Scotland and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: May 22, 2026.

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The submission deadline is June 22, 2026. Proposals must be received by the contracting authority before that date.

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This notice was issued by Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

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The estimated contract value is Up to £180,000. Bidders should ensure their proposals are consistent with this range and account for any local taxes and contract execution costs.